2009 European Ladies' Team Championship

The 2009 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 7–11 July at Bled Golf & Country Club in Bled, Slovenia. It was the 27th women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.

2009 European Ladies' Team Championship
Tournament information
Dates7–11 July 2009
LocationBled, Slovenia
46°22′17.80″N 14°8′17.00″E / 46.3716111°N 14.1380556°E / 46.3716111; 14.1380556
Course(s)Bled Golf & Country Club (King's Course)
Organized byEuropean Golf Association
Format36 holes stroke play
Knock-out match-play
Statistics
Par73
Field18 teams
108 players
Champion
 Germany
Pia Halbig, Thea Hoffmeister, Lara Katzy, Staphanie Kirchmaier, Caroline Masson, Nicola Rössler
Qualification round: 752 (+22)
Final match 4–3
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Venue

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The hosting King's Course at Bled Golf & Country Club, the oldest golf course in Slovenia, located 2 kilometers east of Bled, was built in 1937 in varied and diverse terrains, on the initiative of the Yugoslav royal family. It was re-designed in 1972 by golf architect Donald Harradine.[1]

The championship course was set up with par 73.

Format

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All participating teams played two qualification rounds of stroke-play with six players, counted the five best scores for each team.

The eight best teams formed flight A, in knock-out match-play over the next three days. The teams were seeded based on their positions after the stroke-play. The first placed team was drawn to play the quarter final against the eight placed team, the second against the seventh, the third against the sixth and the fourth against the fifth. In each match between two nation teams, two 18-hole foursome games and five 18-hole single games were played. Teams were allowed to switch players during the team matches, selecting other players in to the afternoon single games after the morning foursome games. Teams knocked out after the quarter finals played one foursome game and four single games in each of their remaining matches. Games all square after 18 holes were declared halved, if the team match was already decided.

The seven teams placed 9–15 in the qualification stroke-play formed flight B, to play similar knock-out match-play, with one foursome game and four single games, to decide their final positions.

The three teams placed 16–18 in the qualification stroke-play formed flight C, to meet each other, with one foursome game and four single games, to decide their final positions.

Teams

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18 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of six players.

Players in the teams

Country Players
  Austria Stefanie Endstrasser, Marina Kotnik, Marlies Krenn, Nina Mühl, Carolin Pinegger, Christine Wolf
  Belgium Joelle van Baarle, Valentine Gevers, Laura Gonzalez Escallon, Laurence Herman, Chloé Leurquin, Sara van Zonhoven
  Denmark Nicole Broch Larsen, Charlotte Kring Lorentzen, Therese Kølbæk, Daisy Nielsen, Maja Stage Nielsen, Cathrine Orloff Madsen
  England Hanah Barwood, Emma Brown, Holly Clyburn, Charlie Douglas, Jodi Ewart, Rachel Jennings
  Finland Linda Henriksson, Peppina Kaija, Annika Korkeila, Elina Nummenpää, Noora Tamminen, Maija UUsi Simola
  France Lucie André, Laura Chemarin, Valentine Derrey, Morgane Bazin de Jessey, Marion Ricordeau, Audrey Riguelle
  Germany Pia Halbig, Thea Hoffmeister, Lara Katzy, Stephanie Kirchmaier, Caroline Masson, Nicola Rössler
  Iceland Signy Arnorsdottir, Teena Johannsdottir, Valdís Þóra Jónsdóttir, Ólafía Þórunn Kristinsdóttir, Ragna Olafsdottir, Eyglo Oskarsdottir
  Ireland Sarah Cunningham, Mary Dowling, Niamh Kitching, Danielle McVeigh, Aedin Murphy, Charlene Reid
  Italy Alessandra Averna, Alessia Knight, Alessandra de Poli de Luigi, Giulia Molinaro, Camilla Patussi, Anna Roscio
  Netherlands Myrte Eikenaar, Caroline Karsten, Kyra Van Leeuwen, Maaike Naafs, Marieke Nivard, Chrisje de Vries, Karlijn Zaanen
  Norway Marita Engzelius, Cesilie Hagen, Elizabeth Haavardsholm, Karianne Hillas, Caroline Martens, Rachel Raastad
  Scotland Carly Booth, Louise Kenney, Kelsey MacDonald, Pamela Pretswell, Kylie Walker, Sally Watson
  Slovenia Zala Pia Jenko, Teja Kikeli, Anja Kirn, Urša Orehek, Katja Pogačar, Tajda Sarkanj
  Spain Carlota Ciganda, Ines Diaz Negrete, Mireia Prat, Marta Silva, Ane Urchegui, Adriana Zwanck
  Sweden Malin Einarsson, Caroline Hedwall, Jacqueline Hedwall, Camilla Lennarth, Nathalie Månsson, Amanda Sträng
  Switzerland Nadine Grüter, Melanie Mätzler, Rebecca Hüber, Lorraine Mulliez, Fabia Rothenfluh, Fanny Vuignier
  Wales Amy Boulden, Gemma Bradbury, Tara Davies, Stephanie Evans, Lucy Gold, Rhian Wyn Thomas

Winners

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Team France lead the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with a score of 3 over par 733, two strokes ahead of defending champions team Sweden.

Individual leaders in the 36-hole stroke-play competition was Carlota Ciganda, Spain and Marieke Nivard, Netherlands, each with a score of 7 under par 139, one stroke ahead of Lucie André, France..

Team Germany won the championship, beating England 4–3 in the final and earned their first title.

Team France earned third place, beating Spain 4–3 in the bronze match.

Results

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Qualification round

Flight A

Flight B

Bracket

Flight C

Team matches

Final standings

Place Country
    Germany
    England
    France
4   Spain
5   Sweden
6   Netherlands
7   Denmark
8   Norway
9   Scotland
10   Wales
11   Austria
12   Switzerland
13   Italy
14   Finland
15   Belgium
16   Iceland
17   Ireland
18   Slovenia

Sources:[2][3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bled Golf Course and other Slovenian Golf Courses". Altitude Activities. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  2. ^ "European Ladies' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Mannschafts-Europameisterschaften" [Teams, European Team Championships] (PDF) (in German). golf.de, German Golf Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Silva Zamora places fifth at European Ladies". georgiadogs.com, University of Georgia Athletics. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
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